The following contains spoilers for Until Dawn, now playing in theatersUntil Dawn‘s ending leaves the door open for plenty of potential follow-ups. The adaptation of the PlayStation game of the same name, Until Dawn is a love letter to the horror genre that forces five teenagers into a cycle of death and rebirth at the hands of masked killers, vicious wendigo, and even exploding water. Until Dawn‘s characters manage to circumvent typical tropes of the genre in clever ways, making them compelling leads for a horror film.
Together, the five are actually able to make it out of the night and survive the events of Until Dawn‘s ending. This leads to a fairly satisfying ending for the character as they drive off to safety, but the film makes sure to tease a potential future direction that the franchise could go. There are actually plenty of ways to build on the lore and revelations introduced in 2025’s Until Dawn, whether that’s a straight adaptation of the original game, a continuation that focuses on another Supermᴀssive horror game, or even a return to that digital space for a follow-up.
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Until Dawn Has A Conclusive Ending But Sets Up Follow-Ups
Clover And Her Friends Could Easily Return For Another Story
Until Dawn‘s ending offers a conclusive climax for the central five characters, but the film lays the seeds for plenty of potential spin-offs. Until Dawn focuses on Clover, Max, Nina, Megan, and Abe as they struggle to escape the cycle of death and rebirth that they’ve been caught within. However, a potential follow-up to Until Dawn could revisit these characters after the events of the movie, showing how they handle the lingering trauma of having been killed multiple times.
After her interactions with Hill, it’s possible that Clover might become more interested in uncovering his actions and the full scope of his “observations,” potentially positioning herself as a counter to his efforts. If Clover could spread awareness of the transformative power of fear while under the sway of whatever supernatural force is at play in the film. If the franchise were to continue growing, this could solidify Clover into an overarching heroic figure in contrast to Hill.
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Until Dawn’s New Monsters And Doomed Souls Could Carry Prequels
The Various Genre References Baked Into Until Dawn Could Each Drive Their Own Story
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One of the big reveals about Until Dawn is the way the cycles of death steadily transform the victims trapped within it. If they die thirteen times, then their horror will steadily transform them into the same monsters that have been hunting them. This is what happened to Clover’s sister Melanie, who couldn’t escape the cycle and became one of the wendigo. There are dozens of missing people from the town of Glore Valley who have been transformed, each of whom could be the focus of their own story in a sequel or anthology.
A film that expands on a previous loop and reveals the circumstances of how Hill discovered that could be a cool way to explore the rules of the Until Dawn universe…
It’s a natural jumping off point for plenty of stories, an easy way to expand on the mysterious witchy woman or the masked killer by revealing who they were and how they lost their humanity. Hill also mentions that people can escape the loop by leaving someone behind. A film that expands on a previous loop and reveals the circumstances of how Hill discovered that could be a cool way to explore the rules of the Until Dawn universe while also being a naturally dramatic exploration of prequel and horror tropes.
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A New Until Dawn Video Game Could Expand On The Movie’s Lore
Dr. Hill’s Role In Until Dawn Raises More Questions Than It Answers
The Until Dawn movie introduces a lot of changes to the overall lore of the videogame, which did not include a time-loop mechanic and had different rules regarding the transformation into a wendigo. This new set-up also transforms Dr. Hill, a seemingly benign hallucination in the game, into an overarching and manipulative force behind the scenes. A new Until Dawn game could try to find the happy medium between the game world and the lore introduced by the movie, putting players into the role of a new group caught in the death and rebirth cycle.
This would fit well into the Supermᴀssive Games approach to narrative-driven games, with the changes the characters experience after each demise impacting the story. Supermᴀssive frequently features multiple endings for their games, which could be reflected by how effectively the characters are at escaping their potential doom. This could also be the perfect place to allow curious fans to explore the universe first-hand, discovering more about the rules of the setting and the true nature of Dr. Hill’s experiments.
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An Until Dawn Sequel Could Fully Adapt The Original Video Game
Until Dawn’s Final Tease Sets Up A Straight Adaptation Of The Game’s Story
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